Rick, even if you are right, if the engine ran for any period of time with no
oil pump, it may need a full rebuilt anyway. So, the question (or one of the
questions) is, how long did the engine ran like that.
Good luck, and let's hope things are not as bad as they look!
D^2
Quoting Richard lindsey <SC1342@xxxxxxxxx>:
> hi,,dont drop the pan yet,,if you didnt hear any knocking before you
> shut it off you probibly broke a oil pump shaft,,mark and pull the
> dist.,,then pull the oil pump drive shaft by taking a large screwdriver
> and turning it in reverse to disengauge it from the camshaft drive
> gear,,pullit up and out,,if the hex end is broke off,, theres your
> problem,,use a magnet to pull the broken part out of oil pump
> drive,,,replace and assemble,,,.if you cant pull drive you can pull the
> intake manifold for beter access,,shouldnt half to ,,even if you pull
> the pan you still need to pull dist and shaft anyway as they dont come
> out through the pan anyway,,if shaft is good you have a more serious
> problem,,,..if very cold there,,you could have water in bottom of pan
> and it froze,,.pull plug and check,,if so heat pan and drain,,replace
> oil and run to get oil into lifters and rest of system,,,then find
> where
> water came from,,.keep us up on your progress ,,,....rick
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